CENPHER Five Year Report 2009-2014: from a Research Project to a Research Center
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CENTER FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH (CENPHER) AT THE HANOI SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH (HSPH) CENPHER Five Year Report 2009 - 2014 From a Research Project to a Research Center This publication is copyrighted by the Center for Public Health and Ecosystem Research (CENPHER) of the Hanoi School of Public Health (HSPH). It is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-commercial- Share Alike 3.0 License. This means you are free to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt this work as long as you a) attribute the work to the authors (see below for suggested citation), b) do not use the work for commercial purposes and, c) distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ Nguyen Viet Hung, Pham Duc Phuc, Pham Thi Huong Giang, Lam Thi Binh, Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh, Vu Van Tu, Dinh Xuan Tung, Luu Quoc Toan, Bui Huy Tung, Phi Thi Thuy Ngan, Bui Thi Mai Hoang, Le Cu Linh and Dinh Bien Thuy have contributed the content of this publication. Edited by: Nguyen Viet Hung and Pham Thi Huong Giang English editorial support by: Vi Nguyen, Paul Donahue, and Siobhan Doria Printing and layout by: Bao Nam Design Co.,Ltd ISBN: 978-604-50-1890-3 License number 272-2014/CXB/08-12/VHTT by the Culture - Information Publishing House, Hanoi, Vietnam Cover photos and all photos in this issue belong to CENPHER/HSPH with agreements of their authors Citation: Center for Public Health and Ecosystem Research, (2014). CENPHER Five Year Report 2009-2014: From a Research Project to a Research Center. Center for Public Health and Ecosystem Research at Hanoi School of Public Health. 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CONTENTS ABBREVIATIONS 4 A MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER 5 FOREWORD FROM THE DIRETOR OF CENPHER 6 CENPHER- FROM A RESEARCH PROJECT TO A RESEARCH CENTER 7 FUNDING 2009 - 2014 10 ACHIEVEMENTS HIGHLIGHTS 11 RESEARCH 11 Integrated Health Research (IHR): Ecohealth and One Health 11 Food Safety and Risk Analysis 15 Health Risk and Health Impact Assessement (HIRAs) 18 TRAINING ACTIVITIES 20 NETWORK COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT 22 PARTNERSHIPS 23 KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION 28 FURTHER ACTIVITIES 29 AWARDS 30 CENPHER TEAM 2009-2014 32 CURRENT STAFF 32 FORMER STAFF 33 INTERNS & VOLUNTEERS 33 INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE STUDENTS 33 PUBLICATION 2009-2014 34 ARTICLES 34 BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS 36 OTHERS 37 THESES OF STUDENTS TRAINED AT CENPHER 37 4 CENPHER FIVE YEAR REPORT 2009 - 2014 ABBREVIATIONS ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research CENPHER Center for Public Health and Ecosystem Research CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CRP A4NH CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health DAH Department of Animal Health Eawag/Sandec Department of Water and Sanitation in Developing Countries, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology FBLI Field Building Leadership Initiative: Advancing Ecohealth in South East Asia FOOD-RISK Strengthening the capacity of risk assessment application for managing food safety within a Food production-Environment-Health interaction context in Vietnam GHLT Global Health True Leader HIA Health Impact Assessment HRIA Health Risk and Impact Assessment HSPH Hanoi School of Public Health IDRC International Development Research Centre ILRI International Livestock Research Institute MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development MOH Ministry of Health NCCR North-South National Centre of Competence in Research North-South PigRISK Reducing disease risks and improving food safety in smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam QMRA Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment RRR Resource, Recovery and Reuse SDC Swiss Development Cooperation Swiss TPH Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute USAID US Agency for International Development VOHUN Vietnam One Health University Network WHO World Health Organization 5 A MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDERS Dear Readers, It is our great pleasure to introduce this five-year report of the Center for Public Health and Ecosystem Research (CENPHER) of the Hanoi School of Public Health (HSPH). This report aims to summarize the activities conducted over the last 5 years by this research center, which has developed at a Vietnamese university. We are the co-founders of the Center and have been involved from the start. It began with a single research partnership project between Swiss institutions and HSPH. With the support and commitment of HSPH, our Prof. Dr. Le Vu Anh partners, colleagues, mentors, supervisors, students, and donors, we have been able to institute diverse projects and generate research and training portfolios with a special focus on environmental health and food safety in Vietnam and in the Southeast Asian region. While the research group is still in its early stage, the following report documents our achievements thus far for our partners who have helped us pursue common goals. We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to HSPH leaders, colleagues, and students; to communities in Vietnam; and to regional and international partners for their support and collaboration. We particularly thanks the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss Dr. Pham Duc Phuc TPH) the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), and Eawag/Sandec for their support from the beginning and continued support as well as for accompanying CENPHER in its development. The Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and other donors are thanked for their great financial support. We are looking forward to future collaboration and support to further develop the research center. We hope that you enjoy our report “from a research project to a research center”. Dr. Nguyen Viet Hung Le Vu Anh, Pham Duc Phuc & Nguyen Viet Hung Co-founders of CENPHER 6 CENPHER FIVE YEAR REPORT 2009 - 2014 FOREWORD FROM THE DIRECTOR Dear Colleagues, It is my honor to introduce the five-year report of the Center for Public Health and Ecosystem Research (CENPHER) to you. This report captures the journey of CENPHER from 2009 to 2014 and discusses the wealth of achievements, as well as the challenges faced along the way. Having been appointed as the director of the CENPHER in July 2014, I see lots of potential positive developments of the unit in the future. This model, with no doubt, will be one of the contributions to the success of the Hanoi School of Public Health in the future. On this occasion, I would like to thank all CENPHER’s members, the domestic and international organization and partners for making contribution to successful years of CENPHER. I want to emphasize that CENPHER, with what it has been achieved up to date, is built up by its great team including the co-founders, researchers, staff, volunteers, interns, and students. I believe that with the support from the HSPH and friends CENPHER will overcome any challenges facing it ahead. We thank you for your interest and support. Nguyen Luong Hien, MA., Director Center for Public Health and Ecosystem Research (CENPHER) Hanoi School of Public Health (HSPH) 7 CENPHER - FROM A RESEARCH PROJECT TO A RESEARCH CENTER Urgent need for more research at universities in Vietnam Vietnamese universities are generally perceived to be teaching oriented-institutions. Research is not always prioritized and is often given limited resources. This leads to modest visibility in the international sphere, especially in regards to international publications, funding, and social impact compared to the research of national research institutes worldwide. Research centers at universities have been to strengthen research at the university level. Many research centers are established to implement specific projects that are usually supported by international funding. As a result, the sustainability of these centers beyond the lifespan Health risk due to exposure to polluted of the funded research projects is questionable as they cannot waste water Hoang Tay commune, Kim function without funding. Moreover, postdocs have the potential Bang dist., Hanam province to start new research groups, often bringing new fields of study to their institutions and the research centers. The intermixing of disciplines is an essential ingredient for integrated research. However, the concept of a research group nuclei comprised of postdocs appears to be rather new to Asian academic institutions, which largely operate with limited resources. From a research project to a research group Understanding the local context and having opportunities to develop international research partnerships, a group of researchers at the Hanoi School of Public Health (HSPH) got together to develop a research center at HSPH that would a new model, it would be donor-funded. We began in 2009 with a postdoc project working on environmental sanitation and health issues of the Swiss National Centers of Competence in Research North-South (NCCR North-South) program at HSPH. This project allowed the creation of a research group of “water, sanitation and health” within the Department of Environmental Health. The research group gradually established other projects and activities that have been both internationally and nationally funded. This was the basis for the upgrade of the research group to a research center in 2012. 8 CENPHER FIVE YEAR REPORT 2009 - 2014 And to the emergence